ABOUTCharismatic Wild West dentist who took part in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. His foggy history and his friendship with Wyatt Earp have made him a figure of American mythology.BEFORE FAMEAt age 19 he left Georgia for Pennsylvania to study dentistry.TRIVIAIt has been said he was great gunslinger, gambler, loyal friend, and a very intelligent man.FAMILY LIFEHis father Henry Burroughs Holliday was a Mexican-American and Civil War veteran.ASSOCIATED WITHHe was portrayed by Val Kilmer in the 1993 film Tombstone.